Spy agencies ban Lenovo PCs on security concerns

Shinma

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Computers manufactured by the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, have been banned from the “secret” and ‘‘top secret” *networks of the intelligence and defence services of Australia, the US, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, because of concerns they are vulnerable to being hacked.

Multiple intelligence and defence sources in Britain and Australia confirmed there is a written ban on computers made by the Chinese company being used in “classified” networks.

The ban was introduced in the mid-2000s after intensive laboratory testing of its equipment allegedly documented “back-door” hardware and “firmware” vulnerabilities in Lenovo chips. A Department of Defence spokesman confirmed Lenovo *products have never been accredited for Australia’s secret or top secret *networks...

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glussier

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If China is using computer makers to spy on other countries, don't you think that other countries are doing the exact same thing? Spying is nothing new, it has been going on for milleniums, it is just getting more sophisticated.